Nyasowasa: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Nyasowasa in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Heliotropium subulatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tournefortia subulata Hochst. ex A. DC. (among others).
2) Nyasowasa is also identified with Heliotropium zeylanicum It has the synonym Heliotropium zeylanicum Baker.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1845)
· Linnaea (1882)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1789)
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